Thursday, August 16, 2007

Great Egret

I'm not sure of the actual name for this bird. It was down by the river, and was very quiet and slow moving, as if trying to not be noticed. As I got too close to try to get a photo, it took flight. Later it was back, again walking very slowly, and quietly. It was a fun bird to watch. It had an amusing strut as if it was trying to "walk like an egyptian", but much slower than Steve Martin's strut. Does anyone know what kind of bird this is? I'm thinking it's a crane. I don't see many like this one in Wichita.

7 comments:

Moonshadow said...

Appears to be a Great Egret
http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/great_egret.htm

Lavenderlady said...

I don't know birds...but he/she is a beauty.

photowannabe said...

I agree with moonshadow, its a great egret looking for his supper.
Nice shot.

Moonshadow said...

Wendy, do you have an email address that I can write to, I can't seem to find one listed.

Annie said...

That stalking behavior means it's fishing/watching for supper.

Wanda said...

I just love all the different types of birds God created for our pleasure, and for taking pictures.

Wanda said...

I just love all the different types of birds God created for our pleasure, and for taking pictures.